Curtain protector



March 25, 1930. P. c. ZWINGLER CURTAIN PROTECTOR Filed'Maly 1, 1929 Inventor I Attorney Patented Mar. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES PHILLIP o. ZWINGLEB,

or NORTH LIMA, OHIO CURTAIN PROTECTOR 7 Application filed May 1, 1929. serial No. 359,564.

This invention relates to curtain protectors and an object of the invention is to provide for threading the hem of a curtain over a curtain rod without tearing or otherwise destroying the curtain. v

Further objects of the invention are to provide in a manner as hereinafter set forth a device of the character referred to, which is very simple in its operation, adaptable for standard curtain rods, very simple to apply and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and install.

With the foregoing and other objects in View the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is disclosed an embodiment of the invention, but it isto be understood that changes and variations and modifications may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed. 7

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the male and female curtain rods having a portion of the curtain supported on the male end of the rod and illustrating'an adaptation therewith of a device in accordance with this invention.

Figure2 illustrates an adaptation of the device in accordance with this invention, to a substantially oval curtain rod.

Figure 8 is a diametric fragmentary sectional view of an end of the male end of the curtain rod with the invention adapted thereto. 7

. Figure 4 is an end view of the protector adapted for position in an oval curtain rod and detached from the same.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and particularly to Figures 1 and 3 thereof, 5, 6, denotes the female and male curtain rods of conventional type of tubular contour whereupon the male rod 6 is adapted to be slidably mounted in the female rod 5 in a conventional manner. As is customary the curtain 7 is formed with a hem 8 at its upper end adapted to be threaded upon and supported by the curtain rods when they are in assembled position. The curtain 7 is first threaded upon the male portion 6 of the rod and then when the rods are connected, the hem is moved upon the female rod 5. r i

It'has been found that by threading the hem 8 over the male portion 6 of the rod, the'hem catchesin the edges 9 of the male portion and veryoften tears the curtain. In order to remedy the situation and to facilitate an easy threading of the hem 8 on the rod, an elongated elliptical shaped member 10 is inserted or anchored in themale portion '6 of the rod leaving an end. projecting outwardly therefrom. The member 10 is rigidly secured in the male portion 6 of the rod and isso mounted that it is freely slidable in the female portion 5 so that the member 10 will not have to be detached every time the curtains are taken down; The member 11 maybe formed of sponge rubber, or any other resilient material so that the same may be inserted in the end of the rod by merely compressing the same and when allowed to expand will exert sufiicient pressure to maintain itself in the'7 ends of the rods. v I

Referring particularly to Figures 2 and 4 of the drawings, the device in accordance with this invention is slightly modified so as to be adaptable to curtain rods of anoval shape.

The member 12 in this form is of elliptical contour but slightly flattened out as will be clearly understood by reference to Figure 4 of the drawings. J

The member 12 in the latter form of the in vention is inserted in the same mannerin the male section 6 and is of such shape as to be freely slidable within the female section '5 i "so that the member lfz will not have. to be a detached every time the curtain 11 is removed from the rod. The member 12, in the modified 7 form of the invention is pointed, as at 13, so that the hem 8 of the curtain may be freely threaded upon the male section 6 of the rod for the purposes heretofore described in the preferred form of the invention. 7

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In combination, a pair of hollow curtain rods adapted to slide one within the other, a 1

soft resilient body mounted in the end and projecting forwardly of the male rod and adlpted for sliding relation within the female 1'0 2. In combination, a pair of hollow curtain rods adapted to slide one Within the other, a soft resilient body mounted in the end and projecting forwardly of the male rod and adapted for sliding relation within the female rod, said resilient body being pointed on the outer end for threading the hem of aeurtain over the male rod, without tearing the curtain.

In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature.

PHILLIP ZWINGLER. 

